³ I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;^(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.^(B)”^[a]

⁴⁰ I lift my hand^(A) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,^(B)
41 when I sharpen my flashing sword^(C)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance^(D) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.^(E)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,^(F)
    while my sword devours flesh:^(G)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

⁴³ Rejoice,^(H) you nations, with his people,^[a][b]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;^(I)
he will take vengeance on his enemies^(J)
    and make atonement for his land and people.^(K)

¹⁴ He allowed no one to oppress^(A) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:^(B)
15 “Do not touch^(C) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets^(D) no harm.”

²³ He brings princes^(A) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.^(B)

“Yes, captives^(A) will be taken from warriors,^(B)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;^(C)
I will contend with those who contend with you,^(D)
    and your children I will save.^(E)
26 I will make your oppressors^(F) eat^(G) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,^(H) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know^(I)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(J)
    your Redeemer,^(K) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(L)”